覆巢之下無完卵
fù​cháo​zhī​xià​wú​wán​luǎn

under a tipped nest no egg stays unbroken

  • created reference approved 覆巢之下无完卵/覆巢之下無完卵 → 破巢之下安有完卵 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    覆巢之下无完卵 / 覆巢之下無完卵 fù​cháo​zhī​xià​wú​wán​luǎn

    破巢之下安有完卵 pò​cháo​zhī​xià'ān​yǒu​wán​luǎn

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 覆巢之下无完卵/覆巢之下無完卵 · fù​cháo​zhī​xià​wú​wán​luǎn · under a tipped nest no egg stays unbroken — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    覆巢之下无完卵 / 覆巢之下無完卵

    fù​cháo​zhī​xià​wú​wán​luǎn

    under a tipped nest no egg stays unbroken

    (idiom) In a total disaster, no individual survives; specifically, when a family or organization falls into disgrace, every member is affected; same as [[破巢之下安有完卵|破巢之下安有完卵|po4 chao2 zhi1 xia4 an1 you3 wan2 luan3]]

    覆 (literal) → 复/覆 · fù · to overturn 巢 (literal) → 巢 · cháo · nest 之下 (literal) → 之下 · zhī​xià · under; less than 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 完卵 (literal) → 完卵 · wán​luǎn · unbroken egg

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense